Where does “capot” come from?

capot (English) comes from French capot, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

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Definitions

  1. A winning of all the tricks in the game of...

Ancestry of “capot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapot(cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US
2Old Frenchcapotehooded cloak
3Old Frenchcape
4Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
5Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
6Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
7Egyptian𓂧
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧